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SPT Spirent Communications Plc

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Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Spirent Communications Plc LSE:SPT London Ordinary Share GB0004726096 ORD 3 1/3P
  Price Change % Change Share Price Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  0.00 0.00% 195.00 194.60 195.00 195.00 194.00 194.00 146,695 08:00:41
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
Communications Equip, Nec 474.3M 25.2M 0.0435 44.83 1.13B

Spirent Communications PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (5015J)

29/03/2018 5:52pm

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Spirent Communications PLC

29 March 2018

SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC (the "Company")

29 March 2018

DIRECTOR / PDMR SHAREHOLDING: Vesting and Exercise of Performance Share Awards and Vesting of Stock Appreciation Rights under Spirent Employee Incentive Plan

The Company confirms that on 23 March 2018, the performance conditions attached to Performance Shares awarded to Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility on 23 March 2015 awards were tested, with the following results:

   50% of awards subject to EPS performance condition         81.00% vest 
   50% of awards subject to TSR performance condition         45.90% vest 

As a result, the following awards to PDMRs vested and became exercisable:

 
                          Awarded:              Vest: 
 James Armstrong   PDMR   150,402 Performance   95,429 shares 
                           Shares 
 Angus Iveson      PDMR   47,458 Performance    30,111 shares 
                           Shares 
 Nigel Wright      PDMR   136,110 Performance   86,361 shares 
                           Shares 
 

Performance Shares awarded on 23 March 2015 which have not vested have now lapsed.

Awards of Performance Shares under the Employee Incentive Plan are not tax approved and income tax and social security deductions become payable by the individual on vesting.

The following transactions have taken place:

 
 1.   Details of PDMR / person closely associated 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      Name                            James Armstrong 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the notification 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position / status               COO 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification            Initial notification 
       / amendment 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Full name of the                Spirent Communications plc 
       entity 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 b)   Legal Entity Identifier         213800HKCUNWP1916L38 
       Code 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 4.   Details of the transaction(s) 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of                  Ordinary shares of 3&1/3 pence 
       the financial instrument        each 
 
       Identification 
       code                            GB0004726096 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction            (i) Exercise of shares arising 
                                            from Spirent Employee Incentive 
                                            Plan at nil-cost 
                                            (ii) Sale of shares to cover 
                                            tax and national insurance 
                                            liabilities 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                   Price(s)     Volume(s) 
                                       ------  -----------  ---------- 
                                        (i)     GBP0.0000    95,429 
                                       ------  -----------  ---------- 
                                        (ii)    GBP1.1760    33,974 
                                       ------  -----------  ---------- 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 d)        Aggregated information 
 
             *    Aggregated volume     n/a 
 
                                        n/a 
 
             *    price 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction         29 March 2018 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction        (i) Outside a trading venue 
                                       (ii) London 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 
 
 1.   Details of PDMR / person closely associated 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
      Name                            Angus Iveson 
---  ------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the notification 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Position / status               Company Secretary & General 
                                       Counsel 
---  ------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification            Initial notification 
       / amendment 
---  ------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Full name of the                Spirent Communications plc 
       entity 
---  ------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)   Legal Entity Identifier         213800HKCUNWP1916L38 
       Code 
---  ------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 4.   Details of the transaction(s) 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Description of                  Ordinary shares of 3&1/3 pence 
       the financial instrument        each 
 
       Identification 
       code                            GB0004726096 
---  ------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction            (i) Exercise of shares arising 
                                            from Spirent Employee Incentive 
                                            Plan at nil-cost 
                                            (ii) Sale of shares to cover 
                                            tax and national insurance 
                                            liabilities 
---  ------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                   Price(s)      Volume(s) 
                                       ------  ------------  ---------- 
                                        (i)     GBP0.0000     30,111 
                                       ------  ------------  ---------- 
                                        (ii)    GBP1.14492    17,002 
                                       ------  ------------  ---------- 
---  ------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 d)        Aggregated information 
 
             *    Aggregated volume     n/a 
 
                                        n/a 
 
             *    price 
---  ------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction         27 March 2018 
---  ------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction                    (i) Outside a trading venue 
                                                   (ii) London 
---  ------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 
 
 1.   Details of PDMR / person closely associated 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      Name                            Nigel Wright 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the notification 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position / status               EVP, Global Sales 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification            Initial notification 
       / amendment 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Full name of the                Spirent Communications plc 
       entity 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 b)   Legal Entity Identifier         213800HKCUNWP1916L38 
       Code 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 4.   Details of the transaction(s) 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of                  Ordinary shares of 3 1/3 pence 
       the financial instrument        each 
 
       Identification 
       code                            GB0004726096 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction            (i) Exercise of shares arising 
                                            from Spirent Employee Incentive 
                                            Plan at nil-cost 
                                            (ii) Sale of shares to cover 
                                            tax and national insurance 
                                            liabilities 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)           Price(s)     Volume(s) 
                                       -----------  ---------- 
                                        GBP0.0000    86,361 
                                       -----------  ---------- 
                                        GBP1.1560    22,028 
                                       -----------  ---------- 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 d)        Aggregated information 
 
             *    Aggregated volume     n/a 
 
                                        n/a 
 
             *    price 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction         29 March 2018 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction        (i) Outside a trading venue 
                                       (ii) London 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 

The Company also confirms that on 23 March 2018, the performance condition attached to Stock Appreciation Rights awarded to Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility on 23 March 2015 awards were tested, with the following results:

   100% of awards subject to EPS performance condition       81.00% vest 

As a result, the following Stock Appreciation Rights award to a PDMR vested and became exercisable:

 
                        Awarded:                   Vest: 
 Bill Mortimer   PDMR   8,240 Stock Appreciation   6,674 Stock Appreciation 
                         Rights                     Rights 
 

Stock Appreciation Rights awarded on 23 March 2015 which did not vest have now lapsed.

Awards of Stock Appreciation Rights under the Employee Incentive Plan are not tax approved, and income tax and social security deductions become payable by the individual on exercise. If unexercised, these vested Stock Appreciation Rights will expire on 23 March 2025.

 
 1.   Details of PDMR / person closely associated 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
      Name                            Bill Mortimer 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the notification 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position / status               EVP, Strategic Marketing 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification            Initial notification 
       / amendment 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Full name of the                Spirent Communications plc 
       entity 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 b)   Legal Entity Identifier         213800HKCUNWP1916L38 
       Code 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 4.   Details of the transaction(s) 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of                  Ordinary shares of 3 1/3 pence 
       the financial instrument        each 
 
       Identification 
       code                            GB0004726096 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction       Vesting of award of Stock 
                                       Appreciation Rights under 
                                       the Spirent Employee Incentive 
                                       Plan; if unexercised, these 
                                       Stock Appreciation Rights 
                                       will expire on 23 March 2025. 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)           Price(s)     Volume(s) 
                                       -----------  ---------- 
                                        GBP0.0000    6,674 
                                       -----------  ---------- 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 d)        Aggregated information 
 
             *    Aggregated volume     n/a 
 
                                        n/a 
 
             *    price 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction         23 March 2018 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction        Outside a trading venue 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 

Following this notification, the individuals listed above hold options over the following total number of shares:

 
 Director /         Total number   Total number of shares 
  PDMR               of             over which options held 
                     shares held 
-----------------  -------------  ----------------------------- 
 James Armstrong    61,455         424,379 
-----------------  -------------  ----------------------------- 
 Angus Iveson       13,109         103,773 
-----------------  -------------  ----------------------------- 
 Nigel Wright       76,993         347,518 
-----------------  -------------  ----------------------------- 
 Bill Mortimer      Nil            169,577 total (6,674 vested, 
                                    162,903 unvested) 
-----------------  -------------  ----------------------------- 
 

Enquiries

   Michelle Balch                         Spirent Communications plc              +44 (0)1293 767676 

Deputy Company Secretary

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

END

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March 29, 2018 12:52 ET (16:52 GMT)

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